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Westcotes Drive, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Westcotes Drive, Leicester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/westcotes-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE3 0QS, LE3 0SQ, LE3 0SP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£332,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£296,956
36 sales
Price range
£170k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Aug 2026
LE3 0SQ

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At a glance

House prices£333k average30% above the Leicester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkLeicester station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 47 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Westcotes Drive, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £332,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £290,583. That is 30% above the Leicester average of £255,467 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 33% detached, 33% terraced, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Westcotes Drive range from £170,000 to £490,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 403 streets in Leicester with at least two sales in the last year, Westcotes Drive ranks 63rd for average price.

House prices on Westcotes Drive compared

Westcotes Drive£332,500
LE3 postcode area£256,837
Leicester£255,467
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LE3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £230,717 (9 sales)2016£231k2017: £260,250 (4 sales)2017£260k2018: £271,225 (2 sales)2018£271k2019: £365,000 (2 sales)2019£365k2020: £330,500 (5 sales)2020£331k2021: £281,500 (5 sales)2021£282k2022: £404,167 (3 sales)2022£404k2023: £360,000 (2 sales)2023£360k2024: £335,000 (1 sales)2024£335k2025: £319,000 (2 sales)2025£319k2026: £335,000 (1 sales)2026£335k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£290,58316 Aug 2024
Terraced12£306,6213 Dec 2025
Semi-detached12£293,66324 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Westcotes Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
77, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 24 Aug 2026£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
130, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 3 Dec 2025£330,000 TerracedFreehold
126, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 3 Sep 2025£208,000 TerracedFreehold
126, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 18 Jul 2025£190,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 128, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 5 Jun 2025£297,500 OtherFreehold
47, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QT 31 Mar 2025£325,000 OtherFreehold
162, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 24 Mar 2025£308,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
166, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 16 Aug 2024£335,000 DetachedFreehold
136, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 5 Jul 2024£480,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QT 21 Mar 2024£293,500 TerracedFreehold
99, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 25 Aug 2023£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QT 31 Mar 2023£405,000 TerracedFreehold
154, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 14 Oct 2022£417,500 DetachedFreehold
122, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 22 Jul 2022£385,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QR 15 Jun 2022£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 8 Nov 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 30 Jun 2021£277,000 DetachedFreehold
112, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 17 Jun 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 6 Apr 2021£292,500 TerracedFreehold
186, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 16 Feb 2021£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QR 25 Jan 2021£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
110, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 12 Nov 2020£350,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 6 Nov 2020£227,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QR 2 Nov 2020£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QR 25 Sep 2020£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 17 Jul 2020£290,000 TerracedFreehold
176, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 28 Jun 2019£240,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QT 20 Mar 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 4 Jan 2019£490,000 DetachedFreehold
93, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 14 Sep 2018£195,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
186, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 6 Jun 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QT 15 May 2018£301,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QR 15 Jan 2018£346,500 DetachedFreehold
166, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 26 May 2017£247,000 DetachedFreehold
152, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 13 Apr 2017£264,000 DetachedFreehold
154, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 13 Apr 2017£280,000 DetachedFreehold
77, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 31 Jan 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 29 Nov 2016£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 25 Nov 2016£204,000 TerracedFreehold
160, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 4 Nov 2016£254,500 DetachedFreehold
120, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 30 Sep 2016£320,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 28 Sep 2016£315,000 OtherFreehold
81, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 8 Sep 2016£195,000 DetachedFreehold
130, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 16 Aug 2016£299,950 TerracedFreehold
122, Westcotes Drive LE3 0QS 17 Jun 2016£203,000 TerracedFreehold
166, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SP 17 Jun 2016£170,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Westcotes Drive LE3 0SQ 31 May 2016£260,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
77, Westcotes Drive £250,000 (Jan 2017) → £335,000 (Aug 2026) +34%
over 10 yrs
130, Westcotes Drive £299,950 (Aug 2016) → £330,000 (Dec 2025) +10%
over 9 yrs
126, Westcotes Drive £190,000 (Jul 2025) → £208,000 (Sep 2025) +9%
over under a year
166, Westcotes Drive £170,000 (Jun 2016) → £247,000 (May 2017) → £335,000 (Aug 2024) +97%
over 8 yrs
154, Westcotes Drive £280,000 (Apr 2017) → £417,500 (Oct 2022) +49%
over 6 yrs
122, Westcotes Drive £203,000 (Jun 2016) → £385,000 (Jul 2022) +90%
over 6 yrs
30, Westcotes Drive £375,000 (Sep 2020) → £410,000 (Jun 2022) +9%
over 2 yrs
93, Westcotes Drive £195,950 (Sep 2018) → £235,000 (Nov 2021) +20%
over 3 yrs
186, Westcotes Drive £200,000 (Jun 2018) → £190,000 (Feb 2021) -5%
over 3 yrs
81, Westcotes Drive £195,000 (Sep 2016) → £227,500 (Nov 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
98, Westcotes Drive £204,000 (Nov 2016) → £290,000 (Jul 2020) +42%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Westcotes Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dovelands Primary School 534 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Shaftesbury Junior School 239 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils Primary 3–7 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy 645 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Imperial Avenue Infant School 300 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Fullhurst Community College 1,441 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Castle Mead Academy 1,223 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
West Gate School 199 pupils Foundation special school 4–19 Good Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leicester station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • South Wigston station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Narborough station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dulverton Road (adj, Hinckley Road) 2 min walk
  • Dulverton Road (opp, Hinckley Road) 2 min walk
  • Mostyn Street (opp, Hinckley Road) 2 min walk
  • Mostyn Street (adjacent, Hinckley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Westend Medical Practice
    Fosse Road South, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Dr U K Roy
    Fosse Family Practice, 16 Fosse Road South, Leicester · 0.2 mi
  • Westcotes Gp Surgery (One)
    2 Westcotes Drive, Leicester · 0.4 mi
  • Westcotes Gp Surgery (Two)
    2 Westcotes Drive, Leicester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Hinckley Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda St James Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Leicester Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Briton Street · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shilchem Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • St Stephens Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Westcotes Health Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Brightsmiles Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • 64-72 · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned43.1%62.5%
Private rented42.9%20.3%
Social rented13.9%17.1%
Households664

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.7%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,481

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Leicester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Westcotes Drive

Ethnic group

HereLeicester
White71.9%40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%7.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%3.8%
Other ethnic group2.6%4.1%

Religion

HereLeicester
Christian43.4%24.7%
No religion35.9%23%
Muslim6.7%23.5%
Not answered6.3%5.6%
Hindu4.5%17.9%
Sikh2.4%4.5%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLeicester
Born in the UK63%58.9%
Born outside the UK37%41.1%

Highest qualification

HereLeicester
Level 4 qualifications and above35.4%26.8%
No qualifications21.3%26.7%
Level 3 qualifications12.8%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.7%
Apprenticeship5.4%3.8%
Other qualifications4.3%4.3%

General health

HereLeicester
Very good health44.5%48.8%
Good health37.2%33.5%
Fair health12.6%12.5%
Bad health4.3%4%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLeicester
1 car or van in household42.5%41.1%
No cars or vans in household38.4%33%
2 cars or vans in household15.9%19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%6.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Leicester.

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